Vembadi My Alma Mater

Vembadi, my Alma Mater On day one, I stepped into school tearfully, In school uniform, clutching my bag nervously. Miss Barker appeared! I gazed at her fearfully, Her foreign face scared the native lass tremendously! Miss Barker, the disciplinarian, and her walk daily From Lower to Upper School, we’ll never forget. The great lady, with her methodical ways, Our last foreign head, guided our school skilfully! We learnt to read, write and count effortlessly, But faced tests and exams anxiously. We took part in sports and games snappily; At break times I ran out with friends happily! Miss Mabel Thambiah, our first national Principal, Succeeded Miss Barker calmly and unflappably. She steered the school at all times marvellously, Specially in the turbulent takeover years! Our teachers worked so painstakingly! With improved knowledge and manners, we prayed daily. The years flew by, our schooling ended quietly, And I stepped out, at seventeen, gallantly!